Tencent Says Sony ‘Monopolising’ Genre Conventions, Seeks Dismissal of Light of Motiram Lawsuit

Tencent has responded to Sony’s lawsuit, dismissing the company’s claim that its open-world survival game “Light of Motiram” infringes on PlayStation parent company’s copyright. Sony said in a lawsuit filed in July that Tencent’s Light of Motiram was a “slave clone” of its Horizon game. The Chinese conglomerate has now hit back, accusing Sony of…

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Government Announces FASTag-Based Annual Pass for Highway Commutes Priced at Rs. 3,000: See Benefits

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Wednesday announced the launch of FASTag-based annual passes as a cost-effective and more seamless travel solution for frequent commuters. It was launched exclusively for non-commercial private cars, jeeps and vans. MoRTH aims to reduce the hassle of frequent highway tolls through this pass. Activation, renewal and…

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Huawei-style ‘chip stacking’ seen as a path for China to rival Nvidia’s GPUs

China is boosting chip self-sufficiency by combining relatively mature chips with new computing architectures in an effort to approach Nvidia’s performance levels, a top industry expert said. Wei Shaojun, vice president of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, said that 14nm process logic chips are generally regarded as leading artificial intelligence processors. If integrated with high-performance…

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China’s navy flexes muscles with new flattops

China’s navy is getting closer to becoming a rival to the U.S. Navy in the Pacific, as evidenced by China’s growing number of modern aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. The increased quality of these flattops also threatens to erase the quality advantage that U.S. ships currently have. The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) aircraft…

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